22:
244:
near
Narayanpur and 6-hour gun-battle, later an army helicopter had to be called in for their rescue. The attacks revealed use of sophisticated communication instruments, landmines and coordination amongst the Naxals. The next big attack came on 18 March 2007, when the Maoists attacked a police camp
76:
lifted the restriction on the entry of common people in the area imposed in the early 1980s. Geographically isolated and largely inaccessible, the area continues to show no physical presence of the civil administration, and is also known as "liberated-zone" as it is an alleged hub of
239:
On the night of 19 May 2005, Naxals made a coordinated attack on two police outposts adjoining the hills, one at Chhota Dongar in
Narayanpur and another at Dhau Dai, 8 km (5.0 mi) away, subsequently senior police officials managing the response were trapped in
216:
The state government had no records about the Muria tribes living in the region or land ownership or revenue records. Thereafter, nearly 132 years after the previous survey, in 2005, the
Government of Chhattisgarh initiated a project to map the area through an
320:
The area has population density of less than 4 inhabitants per square kilometre (10 inhabitants per square mile), and is home to nearly 27 per cent entire tribal population of the
Chhattisgarh state, dominated by
208:
reported the existence of one such schools, known as "Janta Sarkar
Bhoomkaal School" at Metapada, where besides elementary education, the students were also taught Naxal ideologies. After being pushed out of
185:
Abujhmarh has been termed as "liberated zone", as due to its inaccessibility it remained untouched by any government presence and civil administration for the past 60 years and has developed a stronghold of
174:, and later the hills started getting exploited for its mineral wealth, like the Bailadila Hills excavated for its deposits of high-grade iron ore. The tribals remained backward and exploited by prevalent
754:
178:, majority of them started cultivation only recently, and education was undertaken only at small schools run either by NGOs and missionaries. All these conditions, after 1967 gave rise to the
213:, post 2003, Naxals made these forests their hub, and even established a revenue generation system which includes land sharing, cooperative farming and running foodgrain and seeds banks.
198:(People's government). Besides running its own military wing, People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) and training camps, Moaoist also runs small irrigation projects, courts known as
228:(US$ 660,000). Prior to 2006 a permit was required to enter the area. In June 2009, after a nearly 30-year restriction on the entry of outsides into the area, imposed by then
142:
The dense forests of
Abujhmarh have long been isolated from the outside world, inhabited largely the indigenous people, and accessible only via forest pathways starting from
249:" was launched in area in April 2010, but on 7 April, in an ambush by People's Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA), 76 security persons were killed in Chintalnar.
764:
257:
This area of dense forest, mountains, and several rivers is spread over 4,000 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi), an area larger than the state of
779:"'Unlike Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand Has Multiple Maoist Outfits':The former CRPF DG, who has been given charge of the Jharkhand home department, on Maoists"
807:
154:, adding to its isolation. Recently the access to area has been further marred by heavy use of landmines by the insurgents at entry points. During the
529:
833:
305:
93:
868:
446:
568:
941:
926:
778:
301:, separates the area from Bastar. Even today, most of tribal villages in the area remain inaccessible for six months in a year.
487:
309:
89:
921:
644:
338:
191:
82:
694:
158:, Abujhmarh remained in isolation and constitutionally "excluded", though a land survey was done in 1873. After
333:
tribes. A total population of 34,000 tribal inhabits 233 villages. As this area is largely uncharted, in 2009,
266:
49:
882:
634:
85:
and its military wing, People's
Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA), who run a parallel government in the area.
931:
229:
839:. ENVIRO NEWS, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Vol. 14. January–March 2008. p. 9. Archived from
936:
233:
187:
78:
73:
537:
133:. Dandakaranya, literally meaning "the abode of the demon Dandaka", also finds mention in Hindu epic,
946:
143:
29:
covering the bottom three districts (named Kanker, Bastar and
Dantewada) in this old 2007 map of
840:
477:
409:
369:, and for the rest of the period survive by selling the rice along with forest products like
159:
155:
147:
782:
728:
503:
350:
246:
129:
Forest, about 92,000 square kilometres (36,000 sq mi) equivalent to the present
8:
454:
262:
45:
759:
270:
204:
175:
53:
40:
is a hilly forest area, spread over 4,000 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi) in
21:
640:
483:
334:
290:
171:
151:
130:
57:
349:
Majority of the tribals live under dire poverty, and survive of the traditional
665:
598:
354:
298:
282:
245:
at
Ranibodli, killing 55 policemen, including Special Police Officers (SPOs). "
210:
123:
915:
897:
884:
330:
218:
69:
162:, its isolation continued, except when in 1958 the government refugees from
630:
390:
370:
326:
274:
167:
65:
41:
30:
232:, triggered by a controversial documentary made by a foreign channel, the
376:
322:
286:
163:
61:
236:, a state carved out of Madhya Pradesh in 2000, eased the restrictions.
241:
33:. Since then these 3 districts have been divided into more districts.
150:
and
Basroor. Geographically, the Indravati river segregates it from
179:
135:
363:—for six months in a year, they cultivate a small grained rice,
294:
278:
426:
the so-called liberated zone, including the Abujhmarh hills...
869:"India Matters: The Other Chhattisgarh (documentary feature)"
308:, Government of India proposed to designate Abujhmarh as a
599:"Defence chopper to rescue of SP, cops trapped by Naxals"
373:
leaves, and occasionally come out to the weekly markets,
258:
182:
movement, which grew and spread over the coming decades.
569:"30 years on, curbs on entry to tribal heartland lifted"
261:. Known for its rich in mineral deposits, it covers the
726:
666:"130 yrs later, Raman govt to map Naxal-hit Abujhmar"
808:"A "learning experience" for Pranab at Narayanpur"
277:state and is close to the borders of neighbouring
374:
364:
358:
117:
111:
105:
913:
752:
596:
527:
479:Encyclopaedic profile of Indian tribes. 1. A - E
530:"Tribe Against Tribe, Village Against Village"
660:
658:
656:
629:
475:
444:
194:, which ran a parallel government, known as
482:. Discovery Publishing House. p. 349.
25:The western part of the Bastar division is
727:Satarupa Bhattacharjya (1 February 2008).
722:
720:
718:
716:
653:
625:
623:
621:
619:
453:. Vol. 9, no. 19. Archived from
592:
590:
469:
802:
800:
781:. Outlook. 11 March 2013. Archived from
695:"Army training hub in Maoist stronghold"
402:
381:of near by towns to sell their produce.
20:
834:"Status of Bioshpere reserves in India"
713:
689:
687:
616:
563:
561:
559:
557:
555:
914:
587:
797:
753:Soumittra S Bose (24 February 2012).
447:"Inside Abujhmarh The Mythic Citadel"
440:
438:
436:
434:
684:
552:
306:Ministry of Environment and Forests
94:Ministry of Environment and Forests
88:In 2007 the area was proposed as a
13:
755:"Orphans being targeted by Naxals"
431:
339:Indian Space Research Organisation
14:
958:
861:
528:Ramachandra Guha (28 June 2006).
192:Communist Party of India (Maoist)
83:Communist Party of India (Maoist)
597:Sudhi Ranjan Sen (20 May 2005).
826:
771:
746:
315:
202:(People’s courts) and schools.
72:. It was only in 2009 that the
927:Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh
521:
508:Encyclopædia Britannica Online
496:
1:
396:
445:Tusha Mittal (12 May 2012).
297:, and is a tributary of the
252:
230:Government of Madhya Pradesh
99:
7:
384:
375:
365:
359:
341:(ISRO) to locate villages.
118:
112:
110:means "the unknown hills" (
106:
68:, Abujhmarhia, Madiya, and
56:. It is home to indigenous
10:
963:
942:Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
344:
337:of region was done by the
329:, Abujhmarhia, Madiya and
234:Government of Chhattisgarh
79:Naxalite-Maoist insurgency
74:Government of Chhattisgarh
922:Geography of Chhattisgarh
639:. Westland. p. 501.
293:, which originates from
188:Naxal-Maoist insurgents
96:, Government of India.
126:native to the region.
34:
476:R. R. Prasad (1996).
160:independence of India
156:British rule in India
122:means 'hill') in the
24:
351:shifting cultivation
247:Operation Green Hunt
170:area in the present
116:means 'unknown' and
932:Narayanpur district
894: /
767:on 2 February 2014.
263:Narayanpur district
46:Narayanpur district
937:Dantewada district
846:on 20 January 2013
760:The Times of India
357:—known locally as
271:Dantewada district
205:The Times of India
176:feudalism in India
54:Dantewada district
35:
898:19.540°N 80.806°E
814:. 8 November 2012
701:. 27 January 2011
672:. 17 January 2005
489:978-81-7141-298-3
410:"Maoists butcher"
335:satellite mapping
310:biosphere reserve
90:biosphere reserve
954:
947:Forests of India
909:
908:
906:
905:
904:
899:
895:
892:
891:
890:
887:
876:
856:
855:
853:
851:
845:
838:
830:
824:
823:
821:
819:
804:
795:
794:
792:
790:
775:
769:
768:
763:. Archived from
750:
744:
743:
741:
739:
724:
711:
710:
708:
706:
691:
682:
681:
679:
677:
662:
651:
650:
627:
614:
613:
611:
609:
594:
585:
584:
582:
580:
565:
550:
549:
547:
545:
536:. Archived from
525:
519:
518:
516:
514:
500:
494:
493:
473:
467:
466:
464:
462:
457:on 24 April 2013
442:
429:
428:
423:
421:
406:
380:
368:
362:
267:Bijapur district
227:
225:
121:
115:
109:
50:Bijapur district
962:
961:
957:
956:
955:
953:
952:
951:
912:
911:
902:
900:
896:
893:
888:
885:
883:
881:
880:
867:
864:
859:
849:
847:
843:
836:
832:
831:
827:
817:
815:
806:
805:
798:
788:
786:
785:on 30 June 2013
777:
776:
772:
751:
747:
737:
735:
725:
714:
704:
702:
693:
692:
685:
675:
673:
664:
663:
654:
647:
628:
617:
607:
605:
595:
588:
578:
576:
567:
566:
553:
543:
541:
526:
522:
512:
510:
502:
501:
497:
490:
474:
470:
460:
458:
443:
432:
419:
417:
408:
407:
403:
399:
387:
347:
318:
291:Indravati river
255:
223:
222:
221:at the cost of
172:Bastar division
131:Bastar division
102:
58:tribes of India
27:Abujhmarh hills
17:
16:Forest in India
12:
11:
5:
960:
950:
949:
944:
939:
934:
929:
924:
903:19.540; 80.806
878:
877:
875:. 31 May 2013.
863:
862:External links
860:
858:
857:
825:
796:
770:
745:
712:
683:
670:Indian Express
652:
646:978-9380283760
645:
615:
603:Indian Express
586:
575:. 10 June 2009
573:Indian Express
551:
540:on 6 July 2013
520:
504:"Dandakaranya"
495:
488:
468:
430:
416:. 7 April 2010
414:Indian Express
400:
398:
395:
394:
393:
386:
383:
355:slash-and-burn
346:
343:
317:
314:
299:Godavari River
283:Andhra Pradesh
254:
251:
211:Andhra Pradesh
190:of the banned
124:Gondi language
101:
98:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
959:
948:
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
930:
928:
925:
923:
920:
919:
917:
910:
907:
874:
870:
866:
865:
842:
835:
829:
813:
809:
803:
801:
784:
780:
774:
766:
762:
761:
756:
749:
734:
730:
723:
721:
719:
717:
700:
696:
690:
688:
671:
667:
661:
659:
657:
648:
642:
638:
637:
632:
626:
624:
622:
620:
604:
600:
593:
591:
574:
570:
564:
562:
560:
558:
556:
539:
535:
534:The Telegraph
531:
524:
509:
505:
499:
491:
485:
481:
480:
472:
456:
452:
448:
441:
439:
437:
435:
427:
415:
411:
405:
401:
392:
389:
388:
382:
379:
378:
372:
367:
361:
356:
352:
342:
340:
336:
332:
328:
324:
313:
311:
307:
302:
300:
296:
292:
288:
284:
280:
276:
272:
268:
264:
260:
250:
248:
243:
237:
235:
231:
220:
219:aerial survey
214:
212:
207:
206:
201:
197:
193:
189:
183:
181:
177:
173:
169:
165:
161:
157:
153:
152:Bastar region
149:
145:
140:
138:
137:
132:
127:
125:
120:
114:
108:
97:
95:
91:
86:
84:
81:, the banned
80:
75:
71:
67:
63:
59:
55:
51:
47:
43:
39:
32:
28:
23:
19:
879:
872:
848:. Retrieved
841:the original
828:
816:. Retrieved
811:
787:. Retrieved
783:the original
773:
765:the original
758:
748:
736:. Retrieved
732:
729:"Red terror"
703:. Retrieved
698:
674:. Retrieved
669:
635:
631:B G Verghese
606:. Retrieved
602:
577:. Retrieved
572:
542:. Retrieved
538:the original
533:
523:
511:. Retrieved
507:
498:
478:
471:
459:. Retrieved
455:the original
450:
425:
418:. Retrieved
413:
404:
391:Red corridor
348:
319:
316:Demographics
303:
275:Chhattisgarh
256:
238:
215:
203:
199:
196:Janta Sarkar
195:
184:
168:Dandakaranya
141:
134:
128:
103:
87:
60:, including
42:Chhattisgarh
37:
36:
31:Chhattisgarh
26:
18:
901: /
733:India Today
636:First Draft
377:haat bazaar
360:penda kheti
287:Maharashtra
164:East Bengal
44:, covering
916:Categories
889:80°48′22″E
886:19°32′24″N
397:References
242:Pharasgaon
226:55 million
200:jan adalat
144:Narayanpur
812:The Hindu
304:In 2008,
253:Geography
107:abujhmarh
104:The word
100:Etymology
38:Abujhmarh
633:(2010).
385:See also
180:Naxalite
136:Ramayana
451:Tehelka
345:Economy
166:in the
148:Bijapur
850:1 June
818:1 June
789:1 June
738:1 June
705:1 June
676:2 June
643:
608:1 June
579:1 June
544:1 June
513:3 June
486:
461:1 June
420:2 June
295:Odisha
289:. The
279:Odisha
844:(PDF)
837:(PDF)
371:tendu
366:korsa
331:Halba
327:Muria
113:abujh
70:Halba
66:Muria
873:NDTV
852:2013
820:2013
791:2013
740:2013
707:2013
699:NDTV
678:2013
641:ISBN
610:2013
581:2013
546:2013
515:2013
484:ISBN
463:2013
422:2013
323:Gond
285:and
269:and
119:marh
62:Gond
52:and
353:or
273:of
259:Goa
92:by
918::
871:.
810:.
799:^
757:.
731:.
715:^
697:.
686:^
668:.
655:^
618:^
601:.
589:^
571:.
554:^
532:.
506:.
449:.
433:^
424:.
412:.
325:,
312:.
281:,
265:,
146:,
139:.
64:,
48:,
854:.
822:.
793:.
742:.
709:.
680:.
649:.
612:.
583:.
548:.
517:.
492:.
465:.
224:₹
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
